Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Ruby Throated Hummingbird At My Feeder

I finally put up my hummingbird feeder after several years of letting it sit. The Hummers found it immediately and one particular female has found a prominent perch in an Oak tree right outside my dining room window. It is very easy to put the scope on and I look at it every day. What I really wanted to talk about was the Hummingbird's migration. The Hummers have to fatten up before their very long a perilous journey to the South. I have watched as this Hummer gets bigger every day. I think she might leave sometime soon. If a Hummer stops just once during their migration they might die. They have to keep moving. Hummingbirds are one of the coolest birds in creation. I mean, 80 beats a second?? Yeah, thats a lot. I tried to put up a video of the Hummer that I phone scoped. It turned out great except that I can't upload it. I'll try to figure out what the problem is.
Photos by John Mark Simmons
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Her favorite perch in the Oak tree! Twelve feet from the window.
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3 comments:

  1. John RSeptember 6, 2011 at 9:06 PM

    Nice Pictures! Do you get any other hummers, especially in the winter? I think that rufous may go to GA during that season.

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  2. TwoBirdersandBinocularsSeptember 7, 2011 at 5:08 AM

    We have had two Rufouses reported in GA this year. But none at my feeder yet. I mean I just put it up last tuesday. Rufous would be a lifer!

    John Mark Simmons for TB

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  3. John RSeptember 7, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    I have never seen one either!

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